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- The hardest part of the Reaper?

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Probably the first hill
of the Reaper, Sir.

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I think just making it up that first hill,

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and then keep on pushing
through to the very end

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is a very honorable moment,
a proud moment in my life.

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- What was the hardest part of the Reaper?

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Just having the mental
strength to carry on.

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Because physically, you feel destroyed,

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and sometimes it's really
hard just to power through.

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So I'd say, just having the
mental strength to carry on.

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- Hardest part of the Reaper
was having to deal with hunger,

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having to deal with fatigue,

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having to deal with a
lot of pain and anguish,

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especially at the very last part,

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where you know the prize is so close,

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and having to push mentally
farther than you ever have

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to get to where you needed to be.

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♪ [Drill Instructor]
This is my handle head. ♪

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♪ [Platoon] This is my handle head. ♪

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♪ [Drill Instructor] Mama,
mama, can't you see. ♪

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♪ [Platoon] Mama, mama, can't you see. ♪

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♪ [Drill Instructor]What
the corps has done for me. ♪

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♪ [Platoon] What the
corps has done for me. ♪

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♪ [Drill Instructor] Oh, oh, oh-oh. ♪

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♪ [Platoon] Oh, oh, oh-oh. ♪

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- The thing I'm most
looking forward to sir,

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some kinda brisket, some
kinda steak sir, eggs, cheese,

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eggs with sausage, tortilla,
make a burrito sir.

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- [Recruit] Final attack
of the warriors breakfast

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is to eat manageably, not to eat too much.

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We've been eating good
portions this whole time,

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and to be able to eat all you can eat

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sounds like a really bad idea.

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- It's my advice for the next
generation of Marines is,

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number one, preserve our
corps values to the fullest.

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That's extremely important as
they learn to have a greater

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appreciation for our legacy
in which they've inherited.

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(television talk)

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- The Vietnam one kinda hit
home with all the stuff that

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they had to carry and the
environment that they had to go

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through.

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It's hard to put yourself
in that situation,

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like to put yourself in that situation

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and I have a lot of respect
for the men that had to go

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through that.

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- The museum is great, I think
it's a great thing to bring

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your family to and have them
realize what you went through

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during recruit training and
it's also amazing to realize

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the kind of history that I now
have since I'm now a Marine.

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- So the battalion commander's inspection,

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I thought it went very well,
I thought my platoon showed

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a lot of composure.

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I thought we showed a big
transformation from when we

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got here to becoming Marines.

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I like the question that were asked,

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I love the answers I heard,
and overall I think we did

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a very good job and I
think we did exactly what

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out battalion commander was looking for.

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(slow beat)

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- So today, what just took place was

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battalion commanders inspection.

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Well we, my entire platoon
was inspected by the major

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and lieutenant colonel.

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It was pretty nerve-racking for myself

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but I got through it, pretty good.

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I think my platoon did as well.

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We seem more confident
in our performances,

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and happy about our performances so.

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- So today, we're picking up
our uniforms from the clothing

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company down here and were
getting ready for graduation.

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We have our inspection clothes too,

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get to wear our service charlies.

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(low beat)

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- When I first saw my uniform,

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I just saw how clean-cut
it was, how good it looked.

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I couldn't help but
put a smile on my face.

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I mean just wearing it
right now, it's a privilege,

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and an honor to be able to
wear this uniform finally.

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- The first thing that
went through my mind,

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when first seeing the
uniform, everything was like

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it was just getting closer
and closer to being a Marine.

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I've been dreaming about it
since about 8th or 9th grade.

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♪ [Drill Instructor] Lo
right, left righty left. ♪